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William Spencer 1496 – 1532 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jun 1532

Death Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Spencer

Mother: Isabella Graunt

Spouse(s): Lady Knightley

Children(s): Dorothy Spencer, Sir Spencer

In 1496, William Spencer entered the world in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir John Spencer and Isabella Graunt. William Spencer married Lady Susan Knightley, and had children including Dorothy Spencer, Sir John Spencer. William Spencer passed away in 1532 in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1496, William Spencer entered the world in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir John Spencer and Isabella Graunt.
  • William Spencer married Lady Susan Knightley, and had children including Dorothy Spencer, Sir John Spencer.
  • William Spencer passed away in 1532 in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Spencer
1455 – 1522
Birth Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
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Isabella Graunt
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Knightley
1500 – 1532
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
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Children(s)

Dorothy Spencer
1521 – 1575
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Sir Spencer
1524 – 1586
Birth Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
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William Spencer's Ancestors

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William Spencer
1496 – 1532
Birth Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir John Spencer
1455 – 1522
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Isabella Graunt
Grandparents
William Spencer
1440 – 1485
Elizabeth Empson
1449 – 1522
Great-Grandparents
Henry Spencer
1392 – 1476
Isabelle Lincoln
1394 – 1479
Peter Empson
Elizabeth Joseph
– 1475
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spencer
1362 – 1435
Dorothy Spencer
1370 – 1416

William Spencer's Descendants

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William Spencer (1496 – 22 Jun 1532) m. Lady (Susan) Knightley (1500 – 22 September 1532)
  1. 1. Dorothy Spencer (1521 – 14 September 1575) m. Thomas Spencer (1517 – 16 August 1576)
    1. 1. Susan Temple ( – 1614)
  2. 2. Sir (John) Spencer (1524 – 8 Nov 1586) m. Katherine Kitson
    1. 1. Sir (John) Spencer (1549 – 9 Jan 1600) m. Mary Catlyn
      1. 1. Sir (Robert William Spencer, 1st Baron Specer of Wormleighton, KG,) MP (1570 – 25 October 1627) m. Lady (Margaret Willoughby, Baroness) Spenceer (21 Oct 1571 – 17 Aug 1597)
        1. 1. William Spencer (4 Jan 1591 – 19 Dec 1636) m. Lady (Penelope) Wriothesley

William Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496
Birth of William Spencer in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
1532
22 Jun 1532
Age 36
Death of William Spencer in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1532
    Event Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
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